Most extraordinary rainfall in Pueblo April records
The Pueblo Weather Bureau notes April 1900 set a new record of 8.13 inches of precipitation, far above the normal 1.38, with prior highs around 2.08 and 17.47 inches in other years. The year’s rainfall, 8.13 inches, nearly doubles the annual average and far surpasses past single-month marks. The item also mentions local notices and advertisements from the Wet Mountain Tribune, including travel rates and business notices.
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Pueblo Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Scientific Notes and Eye Readings From St Louis Star
Siberia lights for streets and houses. most residents have never seen gas. A 500 foot railway bridge over Loch Etive in Scotland, designed by Sir J Wolfe Barry, will be the second largest in Europe after the Forth Bridge. France uses fish scales to make artificial pearls. U S consulate in Lyong reports inadequate supply and high demand. Bradford clinker waste is repurposed for mortar, concrete, reservoirs, and frost road sprinkling. Pine needle oil from South Oregon supplies juice for its pulp used in medicated upholstery and horsehair substitutes. insects reportedly avoid pine-needle upholstered furniture. Physiognomy notes describe eye shapes as signs of devotion, rashness, cunning, distrust, and temperament including blue versus gray eyes, eye width, and pupil visibility.
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Loch Etive
Falls of
Lora
Scotland
Europe
Forth Bridge
J. Wolfe Barry
France
United States
Lyong
Bradford
England
Oregon
St. Louis Star
Miscellany of facts and adverts from Auburn page notes
A compact roundup lists statistics on state demographics industry and education, mentions church cooperation against drinking, Chilean wine push in Europe, banking leadership, potato processing, world production claims, India water drilling, Mexican turquoise mines, Porto Rico fruit farms, and salaries for Methodist ministers. It also includes random aphorisms, a Yale Coffee pitch, and an ad for DeWitt's Liver Pills with garbled text.
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Auburn
N. Y
New York State
Europe
William S. Witham
Atlanta
Wisconsin
India
Mexico
Porto Rico
South
Church and Clergy Highlights and Local Church News
Cardinal Gibbons to visit Rome for a papal audience. In Milford Pa four clergymen buy release for a girl from her abusive father and stepmother. Bishop Bowman notes 41 years in ministry with no vacation. Paulist Fathers in New York open charity club house for poor boys. Rev Dr H Allen Tupper yields church to aid the poor. Rev Dr F W Hamilton advertises Universalist church in Boston cars. New York Methodist Ministers union rejects Sapho protest. Friends raise 30000 for Rev Dr Henry Van Dyke’s home in Princeton. Increase in marriage proposals in South Bethlehem after Father McEnroe sermon. Lent marriages debated by some priests. Brooklyn Sheriff taps church members as deputy sheriffs to curb youth misconduct. Women’s YWCA support plan.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Milford
Bowman
New York
H. Allen Tupper
First Baptist Church
Montclair
N. J
F. W. Hamilton
Universalist Church
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
New York Methodist Ministers’ Union
Sapho
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
Brick Presbyterian Church
Father McEnroe
South Bethlehem
Brooklyn
Walton
Mar‘eus Wood
The
Young Woman's Christian Association
Short Sermons From Many Voices Across Faiths
A collection of brief religious maxims from various pastors including Rev. J R Miller Henry Mason Adama Crane Spencer Vincent Broughton MacLeod Frohock Garrett and others. The notes stress parenting discipline church baptism medicine courage and concentrated effort as paths to virtue and societal impact.
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J. R. Miller
J. R Henry
F. E. Mason
Ev. G. Adama
Frank Crane
F. P. Spencer
J. H. Vincent
Dr. Broughton
D. C. MacLeod
Frohock
D. Cc. Garrett
Various Local Notes and Curious Facts From Across the World
Customs receipts in the Philippines will top 4 million dollars for the year. New South Wales fixes seven shillings daily as minimum wage for railway workers. Paris cabs left eight thousand umbrellas and about a hundred funeral wreaths behind last year. Senator Cockrell of Missouri avoids the camera. Artesian wells show a daily ebb and flow with peak flow at low tide. Suez Canal tolls in January reach 1,364.4 thousand dollars versus 1,416 thousand in 1899 and 1,408 thousand in 1898. The Torrington house where John Brown was born to be preserved by a society. British native runners in South Africa hide messages in quills in nostrils. Camphor cited as fashion stimulant in England, said to redden the complexion but harm the system. Seven instances this century of brides marrying their best man in the British Isles. Rufus Blanchard of Chicago, pioneer mapmaker, first with mounted colored maps in the West. See Avery’s refrigerators. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers praised by W E Lake. Palace Drug promotes blue flame oil stoves and heat efficiency through Ellis & Hood.
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Philippines
New South Wales
Paris
Cockrell
Missouri
Suez Canal
John Brown
Torrington
Conn
South Africa
England
British Isles
Rufus Blanchard
Chicago
West
Angora Goats in America Move Toward North Carolina Farms
The Baltimore Herald notes Angora goats may become profitable in the United States, with a Cumberland County land purchase in North Carolina and established stock in Texas. Mohair fleece values rise, with prices from 25 to 35 cents per pound and top grades near 40 cents. The piece highlights lower maintenance than sheep, adaptable climates, and potential for crossbreeding with common goats to boost size and fleece quality, predicting growth beyond the current 250,000 pure Angoras in the U.S.
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North Carolina
Cumberland County
Texas
Lone Star
United States
Baltimore Herald
Excursion Rates to the East from Denver Times
The Trans-Missouri Committee of the Western Passenger Association met at the Brown Palace hotel. General Passenger Agent Sebastian announced four June trips from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha to Colorado at one fare plus 200 dollars, with a return by October 31. Return excursions from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo to eastern points follow the same plan for summer tourism.
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Denver Times
Trans-Missouri Committee
Western Passenger Association
Brown Palace Hotel
Sebastian
Rock Island
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Coloradoanus
Widow Kills Wolf After Goat Attack in St Cloud
In Chez-Tablet near Saint Cloud, widow Sigalani's goat with St Vitus dance was attacked by a wolf. The wolf became stuck between the goat’s horns. the widow and a neighbor restrained it while she killed the wolf. She earned a 100 franc bounty for the kill.
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Sigalani
Chez-Tablet
St. Cloud
Health Board Reports New York Consumption Toll
The state board of health reports 13 257 persons died of consumption in New York last year. It also notes that about 15 000 consumptives are walking the streets daily, endangering the lives of every man they pass.
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New York
State Board of Health
Pen and Mind: Woman Credits Dr. Pierce for Recovery
A Virginia woman recounts ulceration and female weakness ending after following Dr. Pierce’s advice. She warns others to write for guidance, noting later regret for not seeking help sooner. Includes offer of Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser and mailing stamps.
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Pierce
M. P. Davis
Honaker, Russell Co
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Pierse
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Hudyan Remedy promotes health for chronic ailments
An advertisement listing Hudyan as a cure for chronic catarrh, bar drum inflammation, tonsillitis, heart weakness, lung weakness, and lumbago. It claims Hudyan strengthens nerves and circulation, reduces inflammation, and restores overall health. It offers 50 cent packages or six for $2.50 and directs readers to purchase or write the Hudyan Remedy Company in San Francisco.
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Bubyan
Rudyan Remedy Company
Francisco
Cal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woodmen of America
Cripple Creek
State Federation of Labor
Penver
Westcliffe
Wet Mounstein Tribune
Frank Chetelat
Cajon
Ooo Roy
Guy Miller
Cafion City
Mary Scott
Cafion
Ed Chetelat
Weatcliffe
Coacha
Wallace Manning
Guy Clark
Silver Cliff
Ruben Kuster
Cajon City
Wet Mountain Valley
Otis Munson
Mr. Beardsley
Cafson City
H. Grime
Carson City
Fremont County
C.H. Whitmore & Co
Postoffice
South Std
Wilson & Lewis
Woodford & Dawson
Milwaukee
Wis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
St Louis
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
St. Paul
Mion
National Republican League of the United States
Mit
Detroit
Mich
National Baptist
Wooprorp & Duncen
A. Clark
Chenneey Gems
Palace
Siberia
Yale
Kaye & Davis
J. M. Ragedale & Sone
DeWitt
Avery
W.E. Lake
Happy Creek
Palace Drug Raag
Ellis & Hood
America
Umption
LA Grippe
Hudyan Remedy Company
Corser Steckten
Ele Streste- San Francosco
Office
W. A. Shepard
Lusgs and
Shepard
Canon City
P. ©. Block
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Old Missouri
Mining District
Miners
C. A. Tripp
P. A
Cc. W. Fitch
Walnut Avenue
Royal Hubbell
K. L. Cleveland
Rocky Mountain Bakery
Cere
Lou Riede
Prop
Ogden Assay Company
16Th St
Denver, Cole, En
Palace _Drug Store
H. L. Adams
Oequene Nerme Lamber Yard
Pas
Sian
Mau
Bertss
J. E. Preston
Seventeenth Street
Waarson & Combs
Lincoln Park
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